Living like a salted fish in the end times

Chapter 331 Federation No.18 Consul

The community where Zhang Chongyi rented was not very far from Shawei Village, and it took less than half an hour to get there.

"Uncle, you are here."

Ma Ruijie immediately stepped forward to support the other party.

"Little Ma, is your Chairman Zhang at home?"

Zhang Chongyi said impatiently.

"Not at home, I went out early in the morning." Marelli shook his head, and then asked, "Uncle, have you seen the news about that candidate?"

Zhang Chongyi nodded with a smile: "I just saw it too. I wanted to make a call to ask, but Xiaohao's side kept showing that the phone was occupied, and you couldn't get through. I was afraid that something might go wrong, so I asked Haixia to take me. come and see."

"I know this. Ever since the news was broadcast, Uncle Zhang's cell phone has been on the go. It was almost blown up. My aunt was afraid that Uncle Zhang would be tired, so she turned off all cell phones at home." Ma Ruijie explained quickly.

"So that's it." Zhang Chongyi nodded, and then patted Ma Ruijie's arm: "Little Ma, go get busy, we can go in by ourselves."

"It's windy today, I'll ask someone to drive you."

After Ma Ruijie finished speaking, she quickly arranged for a subordinate to drive. The manor is not too small, so two patrol scooters were specially equipped.

3 minutes later, the villa arrived.

As soon as the car stopped, Zhang Chongyi shouted loudly towards the door: "Brother, sister-in-law, Xiao Hao is too aggressive."

"Second brother, why are you here?"

Zhang Chongxin stood at the door leaning on a cane.

"How could I not come for such a big event?"

Zhang Chongyi said excitedly.

Wu Haixia followed closely and said, "Hi, grandpa!"

Zhang Chongxin nodded with a smile, and then explained:
"It's not a coincidence that you came here. Xiaohao has gone to Zhucheng and is not at home. He may not be able to come back today."

Zhang Chongyi waved his hand, and said indifferently: "It doesn't matter if he's not here, I know he's busy, the main purpose of coming here this time is to say congratulations to you personally, big brother."

Compared to Zhang Chongyi's excitement, Zhang Chongxin obviously calmed down a lot, and the old man had already buffered it.

"He's just lucky!"

"It's not just good luck, but a real skill. Zhang Hao has been smart since he was a child, and he looks like a promising person.

It's just that I didn't expect him to have such a great future. I'm still dizzy, feeling like I'm dreaming. "

Zhang Chongyi looked very excited.

"Haixia is here too." Li Dajuan appeared at the door immediately, and hurriedly greeted her: "Stop standing at the door, hurry up and enter the house!"

"Hello grandma!" Wu Haixia greeted.

"Okay, have you had lunch yet? If you haven't eaten yet, I just cooked it here, let's have some together?"

Li Dajuan asked casually.

I was too busy in the morning, so I delayed my lunch until now.

Zhang Chongyi was not polite, and said with a happy face: "I haven't eaten, do you have wine here, sister-in-law? Today is a big day, I want to have a drink with my brother."

"Both of you don't look at your own body, are you dying?" Li Dajuan suddenly said angrily.

Wu Haixia also helped to persuade a few words.

Zhang Chongxin looked at his wife, and pleaded: "Can I just have a drink? My second brother is right, today is a big day, so I have to have a drink no matter what."

"Okay! Just one drink, no more."

Li Dajuan quickly compromised.

Thinking about it, my old man has to drink two cups every year for the New Year's Eve dinner. A special day like today is much more important than New Year's Eve, so it's appropriate to make an exception once.

Soon the lunch will start, two simple dishes, the staple food is noodles.

Wu Haixia looked around and couldn't help but wondered: "Auntie, where are An'an and Kangkang in your family? Why didn't you come back for lunch?"

"A lot of guests came to the house in the morning, and there were many people and things to do. I just asked the two brothers to go to grandma's house for lunch. It's not a few steps away anyway."

Yang Huaqing replied with a smile.

Since the news spread, the villagers of Shawei Village were the first to come to the door, wave after wave, at least thousands of people came back and forth.

It was not until lunch time that the crowd left one after another.

There are probably more people in the afternoon.

Wu Haixia nodded subconsciously, then changed the subject and complimented softly: "Auntie, you are so beautiful and young. When my uncle is elected, you will be the most beautiful first lady in history."

The age difference between the two is less than five years, so chatting is naturally more casual.

"Don't talk nonsense, she is much prettier than me."

Yang Huaqing quickly shook her head.

"I'm telling the truth. Consul Ji's wives are all little old women. Besides, Westerners age quickly. Except for a very few first ladies before, she can't even look at them. Far."

Wu Haixia exaggerated.

Yang Huaqing was very thin-skinned, and immediately waved her hands: "Don't talk about this, let's eat quickly!"

Wu Haixia chuckled, lowered her head and took a bite of the noodles, then put another piece of stewed beef in her mouth, chewed a few mouthfuls, swallowed it, and gave a thumbs up on the spot.

"Grandma, your stewed beef is really delicious!"

"Eat more if it's delicious!"

Li Dajuan picked up a few pieces of stewed beef for the other party.

On Zhang Chongyi's side, he toasted his elder brother with a glass of wine. The two took a sip and continued to chat about Zhang Hao's becoming the consul.

"Brother, can you get me an invitation letter for Zhang Hao's inauguration day? Sigh, I have never been to the Consul's residence in my whole life!"

"Of course no problem, we are all a family, and everyone who wants to go has a ticket."

Zhang Chongxin took the lead.

"Great." Zhang Chongyi immediately lifted his spirits, and then asked again: "Brother, you said that Zhang Hao is such a big happy event, should we go back to our hometown to pay respects to the ancestor's grave? Speaking of which, we haven't been back for almost ten years." .”

Zhang Chongxin was very moved: "I should go back..."

"Why?" Li Dajuan immediately interrupted, "It's not that I'm being unreasonable. Can the two of you be physically able to bear such a long journey? I think it's better not to toss about. If it's not possible, let Zhang Xu and the others run away." one trip."

"Mom is right!" Yang Huaqing immediately echoed, "Dad, Zhang Hao and I also don't approve of you going back to Laoshan. Young people can't stand such a long journey, let alone your age."

"While you can still move now, in the future..."

Li Dajuan's attitude is very strong: "If you can't do it, you can't do it. Zhang Hao finally got today, and he is busy right now. If something happens to you, won't you add trouble to him?"

"Brother, sister-in-law is right."

Zhang Chongyi immediately changed his mind.

He really didn't think carefully, if something happened to the eldest brother, he would at least bear half of the responsibility, and the key point was that it would also affect the relationship between the two families.

This is the biggest loss.

Zhang Chongxin sighed helplessly: "Okay, don't persuade me anymore, I just don't go back."

Zhang Chongyi saw that his elder brother was in a low mood, so he quickly changed the subject: "Brother, I have something to discuss with you."

"What's the matter? Say it!"

"I think the reason why Zhang Hao became the consul this time must have something to do with the relocation of the grave ten years ago. This is what I think. There is no need to move the ancestral grave back. When everything returns to normal, just raise the grave on the spot .”

Zhang Chongyi expressed his thoughts.

This is what he just thought of on the road.

Zhang Chongxin's eyes lit up immediately: "Second brother, if you say that, maybe it's true. The grave was not moved that far in the first place. Maybe it was a wrong choice and just happened to choose a place with a good geomantic omen."

"It must be so. This is the federal consul. In the past, he was the emperor. Feng Shui is definitely first-class."

Zhang Chongyi couldn't help but nodded repeatedly.

"Okay, then I won't move."

Zhang Chongxin hit it off immediately.

……

On the other side, Zhang Hao didn't go home immediately, but stopped by the Zhucheng branch of Xiaqing University.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, he was going to have a good talk with his sons. The brothers were probably still in a daze.

In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Zhang Hao did not choose to go directly to the campus, but opened a single room near the school gate.

Within half an hour, the twins arrived.

"Have you two had lunch yet?"

Zhang Hao carelessly said.

Zhang Guoxuan couldn't wait to answer, and couldn't wait to ask for confirmation: "Dad, are you really going to be a consul?"

"What? Don't believe it?"

Zhang Hao smiled and motioned for the two to sit down.

Zhang Guoxuan shook his head: "It's not that I don't believe it, but I just feel a little weird. Dad, you are not even an official employee. How did you become a candidate for the consul?"

Without the slightest impatience, Zhang Hao fully introduced the ins and outs of the matter.

"Dad, do they want you to be a puppet?"

Zhang Guoji frowned.

"It can't be called a puppet!" In front of his sons, Zhang Haodangrang was unwilling to admit it, "After all, your father and I don't have any experience in politics, and I don't understand anything. I really need other people's help."

"So this is ah!"

Zhang Guoji suddenly realized.

Zhang Guoxuan followed up and asked: "Dad, I heard from elder brother that you have a high probability of being elected this time, is it true?"

"It's true. If there are no accidents, your father and I will take office at the end of this month."

Zhang Hao nodded with a smile.

"Why so fast? Don't you have to wait another three months?" Zhang Guoxuan asked in surprise.

Ever since he heard that his father was going to be the consul, he has made up a lot of information related to the general election. Generally speaking, there will be about three months between winning the general election and actually taking office.

Zhang Hao explained casually: "The situation is different this time. Consul Ji resigned in advance, which is a special situation. I need to take office as soon as possible."

"Then when will our family move into the Consul's mansion?" Zhang Guoxuan said excitedly.

"The family has already discussed it. Your mother, your sister and I will move into the governor's mansion. You guys will not move for the time being. You will stay with your grandparents."

"Ah?" Zhang Guoxuan was a little disappointed.

Zhang Hao patted his second son on the shoulder: "What? Disappointed?"

"A little bit?" Zhang Guoxuan nodded.

"Not letting you move in is also for your sake. You and your elder brother live on campus. It doesn't matter whether you move in or not. An'an and Kangkang don't have to transfer schools.

And to be honest, the Consul's mansion sounds famous, but in fact, the living conditions are not as good as ours.Besides, your grandparents have long been used to the rhythm of life at home, and they will definitely not adapt if they really move there. "

"Okay! Grandpa and grandma usually like to grow vegetables, so it's really inappropriate to move there."

Zhang Guoxuan couldn't help but sighed.

Zhang Guoji also showed a look of disappointment on his face.

Zhang Hao smiled gratifiedly, and quickly comforted him: "What's there to be disappointed about? The room is reserved for the two of you. As long as you have time, you can come and visit your mother and sister, and go back to visit your grandparents on weekends."

"Really?" The brothers were overjoyed.

"Of course it is true. Your school is not very far from the governor's mansion. If you are not nervous about studying, you can stay at night."

Zhang Guoxuan shook his head, and said bitterly: "It's definitely not possible to stay here. Our school is very strict, and no one is allowed to live outside, not even local ones."

If they could sleep out, the brothers would have already moved into their villa here, so there is no need to wait until now.

"Then come over to have a meal together at night, and it's the same when you go back after dinner."

Zhang Hao replied casually.

He didn't want to fuel the brothers' sense of entitlement.

Otherwise, the family is rich and powerful, and it would be difficult not to imitate the bad ones.

"Yeah!" The brothers nodded helplessly.

Next, the two asked some more questions, and Zhang Hao answered them one by one.

Seeing that the lunch break was almost over, Zhang Hao finally reminded: "By the way, remember to keep your identities secret, and don't let your classmates or teachers know."

In fact, when he entered school last year, he made preparations in advance. The personal files of the two brothers have been revised. After all, their family is not an ordinary family.

The entire Xiaqing University, only the principal and the two vice-principals knew the real situation.

"Dad, if you don't tell me, we will know."

Zhang Guoji nodded.

After all, the mainland is not the other side. Except for the first lady, the general family situation is kept strictly confidential.

Zhang Hao turned his head and glanced at his second son, and said in particular: "Second son, your girlfriend, you must talk to her carefully and let her pay attention."

After the college entrance examination, Zhang Guoxuan, a brat, took the opportunity to bring his girlfriend back home. The other party already knew his identity as the "future father-in-law".

"Dad, don't worry, Zhu Zhu is usually more cautious than me, she won't go out and talk nonsense."

Zhang Guoxuan has a well-thought-out plan.

In fact, the reason is very simple, once his identity is disclosed, there will definitely be many girls chasing after him, and his girlfriend will definitely feel a huge threat.

"Okay, I feel relieved with your words. When I have time later, remember to bring your girlfriend back to have a meal together." Zhang Hao confessed.

"Then I'll take her home this weekend."

Zhang Guoxuan agreed on the spot.

Zhang Hao nodded, and then looked at the eldest son: "Boss, if you have a chance, you can also have a girlfriend. Dad is not old fashioned."

"Dad, I see."

Zhang Guoji shrugged.

"It's almost time, you two go back to school quickly! We'll talk about things when you get home."

……

On March 3, the general election began as scheduled.

That night, the results of the general election came out. No surprises, Zhang Hao was officially elected as the No.18 Consul of the Federation.

The news caused a sensation in an instant.

This is the youngest consul in the history of the Federation and the only merchant consul, especially in the current environment, which is of extraordinary significance.

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